Shipping device.



L. MONESMITH. SHIPPING APPLICATION FILED JULY 9, 1913.,

DEVICE.

Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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A PPLIUATION FILED JULY 9, 1913. 1,685,285. 1 Patented Jan. 27, 1914.

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'-; fu-l Improvements in Shipping- Devices, of which the fol-lowing'is. a specification, refer- T all-:wliom it may. concern Be 1t. known that I, BERT .L.. MoNEsMITH, a CllllZeIl of the- United States, residing Ztlf- Gresco, in the county of Howardend State.

of Iowa, ave invented certain new and use nce being had to, the accompanying draw This inventioncomprehends certain new and usefulimprovements in shipping 'de-' vices and has for its primary object to pro- I videa device foriprbtecting eggs, fruites plosives, and other fragile articles while preventing explosion,

loaded in cars and breakage, or other damage to the articles.

Another object is to. provide a device of this character Which'may be readily emagainst the articles ployed in carsof the type new in generalwhich maybe securely fastened use and packed in the car, to. re-

tain the articles inproper position during trans ortation'.

. structions, combinations, and arrangements J f U. I i

urther object is to provide a device of this character which may be readily mounted upon suitable tracks Within the car and moved to proper position to securely hold the freight against movement during transportation. I

A v still further object is to'provide adevice of this chariicter formed of several sections which may be either permanently secure in position in the car or mounted upon the tracks therein and temporarily secured at any desired position within the car,

A still further obj'ect 'is to provide novel supporting means and securing means for the several sections of the device.

A still further object is to provide a device of this. character with the sections formed in such manner as to act as cushions against the freight, thereby absorbing all shocks incident to the sudden jerks or movement of the"car. Y c v A still further object is to generally improve and simplify the construction and op eration of devices of this character and crease the efiiciencyof the some.

With the aboveand other objects in View my invention consists in certain novel conof parts to be hereinafter" more fully described, claimed, and. illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which, h

Figures 1 and-2 are diagrammatic views l showing the relative positions of the parts of the invention; Fig. 3 a plan View of one of the lock strips to be secured to the floor and side of the car 4 is a front elevational view of one of the adjustable extension means for OIIQ'OIE the end members;

F g, 5 IS a side elevational View, of thesame;

Fig. 6 is. a vertical cross sectional view through the ceiling or": the car showing; in elevation the wheels mounted thereon end the adjustable extension members by means of which the wheels are carried end'which are secured to the inner or movable members; Fig. 7 is tional view of the .ss-me; Fig. 11 is an enlarged side ole-rational View of the lower portion of one oil the movable members, showing; the manner in which the locking bolt is, mes-uteri strip; and Fig.v 12 1s s,v view at right angles to Fig. 11, showing; the lower portion of the bolt engaged in the lock strip with the lock strip in cross section. 1 v i Referring more specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate eds-responding parts throughout the several? views, 1- designates the end memwhich are composed of vertical strips 2; and horizontal strips 3 positioned across and connected to equally spaced distances, as clearly shown in Fig; 1, from the .lowcr ends of said vertical strips 2 to about half the length of the vertical strips of each end 1. To the upper end of each outervertical strip 2 of each end 1, is secured an upwardly directed channel iron 4 within which is adjustably engaged the extension incnber 5 having its upper end perforated, as shown at 6., to receive the hook 7 formed on the lower end of the depending arm of the angle iron 8, the horizontal arni of which is adapted to be secured to the ceiling of the car byscrews 9 or other suitable means. The extension iron 4 by the set screw 10 carried by the channel-iron 4t and engaged through the longitudinal slot 11 in the/extension strip. It will therefore 3e seen that each end member one of the tracks to be secured to and engaged in the lock 5 the vertical strips 2 at strip 5 is adjustabl-y secured in the channel aside elevational view thereof; Fig. 8 is a of the end members; Fig; 10 is a side-eleva- 1 i as shown at 22, and Within the upper wheel 29 may be readily the track edge 28 to allow the movable members 16 either direction.

1 is properly secured in position in the our, preferably at one end of said cur.

(")utwnrdly of one face of the frame or lower portion of each end member 1 is u frame cushion member 12 which is formed of short vertical strips 13 and horizontal strips 14: positioned across and secured to the some andtbe frame cushion member 1.52 is connected with the lower or frame portion ot'the member 1 by means of the helical cushion springs 15 which serve to retain the frame or cushion 12 in spaced relation to the lower or frame portion of the member 1. The movable members 16 which are adupted to be secured against the freight after the same has been properly packed in the end of the car and against the frame cushion 12 of the member 1, are 'of substantially the same construction as the members 1 with the exception of the upper portions thereof, said members 16 each having a frame cushion .17 secured to one face thereof by the helical cushion springs 18, and the frames 17 being of the some con struction as the frame cushions 1.?2. The outer or long vertical strips 16' of each movable member 16 have channel irons 19 cured thereon near their upper end, and edjustuble sus sension strips 20 mljustubly se cured in the channel irons 19 by means of the set screws 21. The-upper end of such adjustable suspension strip is forked. forked end is mounted the shaft 23 upon which are mounted the spaced wheels 24: on aged upon the'ruils 25 of the truck 26. T we truck .26 is substantially of U-shaped form and has its central portion secured to the ceiling of the car, as shown at 2i and extends longitudinully ot' the some, while the edges of the track are bent outwaurdly, us "hown st 28, and have the rails 25, previously men tioncd. formed upon their upper faces.

Each of the movable members 16 is locked in proper position upon the truol; 9 6 by means of a cum wheel 29 curried. by ouch nd ustoble suspensiol'i member 20 and rigidly mounted upon the shaft 30 extended the upper end of to be moved in member 16 are held against llllWBmflllL by means of the bolts 32 mounted in suitable bearings 33 and having their inner ends bent at right angles, usshown at 34, to limit outward movement of said bolts, while the outer ends of said bolts are adapted for engagement in the proper bolt openings 35 in the main ortions of the bolt holding strips 36 whicli are secured at proper points along the floor and sides of the car, us clcnrl y shown in Figs. 11 and 12, said strips being secured ii position by the screws 37 or other suitable means and the notches 38 being formed in the bottom and sides of the car beneath each of the openings 35.

' From the foregoing, it will be rcndil y seen that after crates of eggs, {ruin or the like have been packed against the frame cushion 12 at one end of the our, one of the movable men'ibcrs id is moved up against the crates and properly secured in position by means of the cum Wheels curried by the adjustable extensions 20 thereof and by the bolts 32, as previously described, it being understood that the movable members 1.6 are mounted upon the tracks 26 in such manner that the .irame cushions 17 carried thereby QI'B iD-u word the ends of the car while the frame cushions 12 carried by toward the center of the be understood that as the tracks 526 stop short of the ends of the ear, the' movable members 16 may be removed from the ends of the tracks when not in use or at any other times desired and it will also be understood that when desired, the movable members 16 may be reversed and secured in position against the opposite sides of freight packed 1 in the central portion of the cur or between l the center and onev end thereof. i it will be :--=ren that when this device is on'iployed for holding in place eggs, fruit, or

other fragile articles of freight during ship lbrtmgh one of the limited or scl'mraled porment, nnd the frame cushions l2 and 17 lions of the member 20 and adopted ,l'or on gngcd ngmnst opposite sides of said articles, sngement with the under 'luce ol' one of the l-ushion springs of the frame cushions 1E) and 17 will serve to absorb ull shocks incident to sudden movement or jerking of the cur, und thereby preventing breakage, erplosion, or other (in nflgo to the articles.

\Vhilo l haw shoi nthc preferred ombodinumt oi my invention, it will be understood that, if desired, the end members 1 the edges 2801f the tracks 26, said cum wheel 25. being norl'nnlly rctnined in open olive position to prevent nmvemcnt oi the wheels ll in one direction upon the fruits $25 by means of: the lever 31 mounted at its upper hurl upon the outwardly extended end oi the sh t 30. It will be understmd lilmt l oun'incr their a the lover ol is mounted in such new be nnnintcd in the some winner as thethe weight oi the )ondnnr end rool" movable members ll'i'mstoud of being per- Will cnuso said lever und the shaft ill] to lo trite sull'iciently to h i 219 into bind! fur-n oi' the lower end oi" uuinmitl y cured at the ends or through in points in the our, and other minor lll the details of construction and cm; of the parts may be made withpc oi the uppcndod nloims without disengaged from The sides and bottonr of ouch movable the member 1 are car. It'will also departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing any of the advantages of the same.

What I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising the combination with a car, of stationary members mounted in the ends of the car, freight article engaging members carried by the stationarymembers, cushion means-between the freight article engaging members and the stationary members. moyable members within the car, tracks for said I movable members, freight article engaging members carriedby the movable'members,

cushion means between the last mentioned -.freight article engaging members and the movable members, and means for locking the movable members in adjusted position longitudinally o fthe car.

2. A device of the class described comprising the combination with a car, of stationary members mounted in said car, freight article engaging members carried by the stationary members, cushion means between the freight article engaging members andthe stationary members, movable members within the car, freight article engaging members carried by the movable members, cushion means between the last mentioned freight article engaging members and the movable members, suspension means carried by the movable members, tracks within the dc engaging members car, wheels carried by the snspensionmcmbers and engaged with the tracks, means carried by the suspension members and adapted for engagement with the tracks to prevent movement of the wheels upon the same, and means for preventing movement of the bot tom and sides of the movable members.

3.'A device of the class described comprising the combination with a car, of a stationary member mounted in the ends of the car, freight article engaging members carried by the stationary member, cushion means between the freight article engaging members and the stationary men'lbers. tracks extend ing longitudinall of thecar, mo 'able members mounted onsaid tracks and adapted for movement toward and away from the stationary members, freight article engaging members carried by the movable'membcrs, cushion means betweenthe last freight artiand the movable members, means for locking the movable members against movement upon the tracks,

said movable members against movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alilx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

l and means for locking the lower portions of 

